prudent

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prudent   \PROO-dunt\   adjective
         *1 : marked by wisdom or judiciousness=20
     2 : shrewd in the management of practical affairs=20
     3 : cautious, discreet
     4 : thrifty, frugal=20

Example sentence:
          The lawyer offered several prudent suggestions.

Did you know?
          "Prudent" arrived in Middle English around the 14th century an=
d traces back, by way of Middle French, to the Latin verb "providere," m=
eaning "to see ahead, foresee, provide (for)." "Providere" combines "pro=
-," meaning "before," and "videre," meaning "to see," and it may look fa=
miliar to you; it is also the source of our "provide," "provident," "pro=
vision," and "improvise." "Videre" also has many English offspring, incl=
uding "evident," "supervise," "video," and "vision."=20





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